Hot Rods The Black and White Picture Thread

Dan wonderful mages.

 

You are correct...........or should I say, - you are not wrong.......bttt......

 

Dan scores again, BIG TIME !!!
Thanks Dan !!!

 

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Hello,

With the new technology in any photo program, there is a way to turn color photos into black and white. Those photo programs that are even built into home computers and laptop name brands will have that ability. But, sometimes, it can't be done to the exact look of a real black and white photo. There are some elements of the color still residing in the photo. For most, unless you are using an old Loupe, the website photos look black and white.

It does say something about the posting person /posting and not being a true black and white photo.

Jnaki

Some of us are old school and back when the 35 mm film cameras were around, we had two 35mm film cameras. One was loaded with Plus X Kodak B/W film and the other was the Ektachrome Color Slide Film. Obviously, with limited budgets, we could not shoot 15 color slides with one sitting like most do with their phones or digital cameras.

We had to compose and decide to shoot or not, not just random photos anywhere. So, the black and white loaded film camera may have taken the same shot for us, but could be developed into a larger blow up without too many grains in the enlargement. Color was a necessary addition as magazines loved color vs. black and white.

Yes, it is too bad that posted photos are not the old black and white photos from our history, but ones posted from modern day web sites.

Example of the same shot with two cameras, a color loaded film and a b/w loaded film versions.
Lee Hammock's 1934 Ford California Top Phaeton.
GOLETA, CA... STOW HOUSE BUILT IN 1873

The location, the hot rod, film camera, composition, and different photo angles all make for a good photograph. (a different angle with a short step ladder in the bed of the El Camino)

A different angle with a 2nd Pentax 35mm film camera using Kodak Plus X, B/W film.
I remembered which one had the color slide film and which had the B/W film. The all black version Asahi Pentax, was B/W. The silver tone Honeywell Pentax was the color film camera for all occasions. (Same company and maker, just trademarked versions for USA only and elsewhere.) Also, luckily I had a cool girl assistant who was with me for all photo shoots and still hanging around, today.

 

Taken in 1953 and demolished in 1967. I used to get stickers there on my way home from school. JW

 

Thanks Jnacki It just didn't look like my B&W photos.

Pat

 

Great image

 

The number 2 roadster is the Howard Leever, Fred Esser Bonneville roadster. The 1932 Ford 3 window coupe behind it is Joe Carlomagno's. All three were members of the San Francisco Ramblers, and were mentors to me.

 

Race of Gentlemen

 

Ice Box

 

Santa Fe Theater on Santa Fe Avenue and Hill Street.

Hello,

When we were little, we had a neighborhood movie theater within several walking blocks of both of our Westside of Long Beach houses. The theater was packed on a Saturday morning with kids from almost every section of the area. The Saturday morning cartoons, news films and a feature of cowboy/war movies, including some 3-d movies were the attraction.


But, far away in central Long Beach was a little theater called the Art Theater on 4th street. It was known for its interior and different look over all of the other “neighborhood” theaters. The Art Theater had a long history. We did not go there until our teenage days and during our last college days. By then, the theater was showing foreign language films and the off shoot movies that were a little different than most movies shown elsewhere.

Art Theater 4th Street Long Beach, CA 30s
"The Number One Independent Theater in the Los Angeles area, the Art opened as a silent movie theatre and included a pipe organ and orchestra pit. It is the oldest operating single screen house in Long Beach. Our art deco, streamline moderne-style historical landmark is famous for its screening of the most imaginative and stimulating independent, documentary, animated, alternative lifestyle, and foreign language films. After one million dollars of loving restoration, the addition of a wine bar and coffee bar, The Art Theatre is the perfect destination for memorable evening."


Jnaki

If we did not go up to Hollywood for the first run big name movies, the Art Theater was usually showing something we liked. Plus, the cost was much less than the big name theaters, elsewhere. College students and low cost expenditures all went together for a simple night of fun.

The Art Theater is still open today with a smattering of different movies playing weekly. It is still an “arty” place to see movies.

 

My dad in his first "car" in 1943 - Panama Canal Zone. My grandfather had imported a bunch of midget racers to Panama just before the war broke out to start a racing series on the horse racing ovals in Panama. WWII kind of killed that plan so he gave one of the cars to my dad to run around the Zone with. Dad would give girls rides on the boat tail with their legs in the cockpit and their arms around his neck. The lived in the last house on the road to the top of Balboa Heights and there was a big turnaround at the top of the hill he could spin the car around in.